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Canadian leader’s China EV deal cheered by California clean air cop

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:12am
Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into its market at a tariff rate of about 6 percent.

Ambienta raises over €500M for European sustainable loans

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 6:11am
The investment firm's fund has already deployed around €300 million across 13 companies. It focuses solely on environmental sustainability, rather than social- and governance-based deals.

Internal report urges Trump to transform disaster aid

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:37am
The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage.

Vineyard Wind weathers another crisis

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:31am
The offshore wind project, which cranked out electricity during this week's storm, is on the cusp of completion after a federal judge overturned Trump's stop-work order.

GOP probes climate lawyers for ties to education group for judges

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:31am
House Judiciary Republicans are asking two lawyers to detail their interactions with a group that teaches judges about climate science.

Iowa considers criminalizing cloud seeding, geoengineering

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:30am
A growing number of states are eyeing restrictions on weather and climate modification as startups move into the field.

NWS chief warns of a ‘bumpy’ budget ahead

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:29am
The National Weather Service can fill some — but not all — of the staff positions it lost during last year’s purge of federal workers.

Spurned by EPA, this green bank nonprofit finds other funding

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:28am
The Justice Climate Fund received two non-federal grants to help Native American communities finance clean energy projects.

New York approves plan for spending cap-and-trade proceeds

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:28am
NYSERDA didn't make any changes to its draft proposal for revenues from a regional carbon market.

A new COP process? Brazil floats ‘two-tier’ system.

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:26am
After hosting the last climate summit, the South American country raised doubts about the 30-year-old paradigm based on consensus.

12 EU countries ask Brussels to exempt fertilizers from carbon border tax

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:26am
Critics warn such a move would undermine CBAM and the competitiveness of domestic producers.

Airlines target EU climate rules after carmakers showed the way

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:25am
The recent weakening of the ban on gasoline and diesel cars is fueling calls for a similar reversal in the aviation sector.

Australia swelters in record heat as temperatures hit 120 F

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 6:24am
The heat wave follows another earlier this month amid one of Australia's hottest-ever summers.

Trump opposes wind energy. That could be a tough sell in Iowa.

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 6:19am
The president takes his affordability message Tuesday to the state where turbine farms have helped keep electricity prices low.

Transmission line stopped sending hydropower during Arctic storm

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 6:18am
The energy interruption from the new Canada to New England line raises questions about the region’s electricity mix.

So long, Paris: US officially leaves landmark climate pact

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 6:16am
President Donald Trump has formally removed the U.S. from the historic agreement that aims to limit global warming.

Carbon trade measure slipped into spending package

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 6:15am
Language from the “PROVE IT Act” was incorporated into funding legislation President Donald Trump signed into law last week.

Minnesota climate lawsuit survives oil industry appeal

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 6:15am
The case asks Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute to pay up for climate impacts.

‘Fantastic’ rally exposes Trump’s limits as green stocks soar

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 6:13am
Capital has continued to flow into renewables. The S&P equity index tracking clean energy has soared 64 percent over the past year.

Nvidia launches AI technologies to aid weather forecasting

Tue, 01/27/2026 - 6:12am
Artificial intelligence underpins a revolution in meteorology as AI is starting to replace forecasts long generated by supercomputers.

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